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diff --git a/guix/gexp.scm b/guix/gexp.scm
index 3d8c2b9341..ff5ede2857 100644
--- a/guix/gexp.scm
+++ b/guix/gexp.scm
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
;;; Copyright © 2018 Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
;;; Copyright © 2019, 2020 Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe@gmail.com>
;;; Copyright © 2020 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2021 Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be>
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
;;;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
with-imported-modules
with-extensions
let-system
+ gexp->approximate-sexp
gexp-input
gexp-input?
@@ -163,6 +165,23 @@
"Return the source code location of GEXP."
(and=> (%gexp-location gexp) source-properties->location))
+(define* (gexp->approximate-sexp gexp)
+ "Return the S-expression corresponding to GEXP, but do not lower anything.
+As a result, the S-expression will be approximate if GEXP has references."
+ (define (gexp-like? thing)
+ (or (gexp? thing) (gexp-input? thing)))
+ (apply (gexp-proc gexp)
+ (map (lambda (reference)
+ (match reference
+ (($ <gexp-input> thing output native)
+ (if (gexp-like? thing)
+ (gexp->approximate-sexp thing)
+ ;; Simply returning 'thing' won't work in some
+ ;; situations; see 'write-gexp' below.
+ '(*approximate*)))
+ (_ '(*approximate*))))
+ (gexp-references gexp))))
+
(define (write-gexp gexp port)
"Write GEXP on PORT."
(display "#<gexp " port)
@@ -2065,6 +2084,7 @@ This is the declarative counterpart of 'text-file*'."
(define build
(gexp (call-with-output-file (ungexp output "out")
(lambda (port)
+ (set-port-encoding! port "UTF-8")
(display (string-append (ungexp-splicing text)) port)))))
(computed-file name build))